ULTRAGIRL
ULTRAGIRL
Real Name: Susanna "Suzy" Lauren Sherman
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (Kree) mutant/mutate
Occupation: Would-be Model
Group Membership: Initiative, Secret Avengers, New Warriors
Affiliations: Amber (Ahmbra), Chiyomi, Gretchen, Melody (close friends); Seth (boyfriend); Ahmbra, Dandre, Madame Singre, Zenna (Kree, would-be mentors), Sentinel (information source), Armory, Avengers, Bengal, Black Widow, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Luke Cage, Cloud 9, Constrictor, Gargoyle (Isaac Christians), Gauntlet, Hardball, Hulkling, Iron Man (Tony Stark), Junior Guardsmen, Justice (Vance Astrovik), Komodo, Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Nighthawk, Rage, Rangers, Scarlet Spiders, Miriam Sharpe, She-Hulk, S.H.I.E.L.D., Silhouette, Slapstick, Spider-Man (Parker), Thor Girl, Trauma, War Machine (James Rhodes), Wiccan, Wonder Man
Enemies: Badoon, Hindsight Lad (Carlton LaFroyge), Hiroim, Hulk, Hydra, Elloe Kaifi, Korg, Miek, Sentinels, Effex, (formerly) Pro-Registration forces
Known Relatives: Toby (father), mother (name unrevealed),
Aliases: Tsu-Zana (her Kree name); the Prophesied One, Ultimate Unifier, Universal Unifier (names used by Kree monitoring her)
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Base of Operations: Initiative base in Georgia
Formerly Camp Hammond, near Stamford, Connecticut
San Bernadino, California
Education: High school student
First Appearance: Ultragirl#1 (November, 1996)
Powers/Abilities: Ultragirl possesses
superhuman strength (Class 50), endurance and the ability to fly
through the atmosphere at sub-sonic speeds (she can also fly
while carrying great weights). She heals at an exceptionally fast
rate, and she can visually analyze the energy patterns of other
objects or beings.
See also Comments.
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 233 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
History: The source of her abilities is unknown. She was described by a Sentinel as having mutated Kree characteristics. She is apparently a Kree (white, or impure variant) mutated by genetic manipulation of some type. She was designed to be the Ultimate Unifier, able to bring together the Blue and White Kree and return the glory to the Kree Empire. For uncertain reasons, she was brought to Earth as an infant or a small child, and raised by human parents who apparently believed her to be their own. She had no knowledge of her abilities, and thought herself to be a normal human girl. All the while, a small delegation of Kree posing as humans and living in her hometown monitored and watched over her.
(Ultragirl#1) - Suzy Sherman was a struggling model in Southern California when her mutant abilities emerged. Unaware of their existence, she was attacked by a Sentinel left over from Magneto's Onslaught and surprised herself and the general public by defeating it herself. An instant media sensation since the West Coast Avengers had left the area, the Hollywood industry hyped her appearance and began endorsing her media-created name, Ultragirl, without her knowledge. Meanwhile, to make the most of her new potential, Suzy called in all of her best friends to help her design a costume. Later, seeking the remains of the Sentinel she had destroyed, she learned she might be part extraterrestrial. She removed all parts of the Sentinel non-vital to its thinking and speech, in order that it could continue to tell her information about her make-up, without posing any sort of threat.
(Ultragirl#2-3) - Ultragirl unsuccessfully tried to stop a fire, which (unbeknownst to
her) had been set by the criminal Effex. While she saved some
firemen, she was unable to put out the fire, and ended up getting
badly burnt. Fortunately, she soon learned that she was possessed
of a superhuman healing power, which quickly returned her normal
appearance. She returned to the fire and joined forces with the
New Warriors, who had come out to investigate. Effex revealed his
involvement and toyed with the young heroes, who were unable to
determine which of his threats were real and which were illusion.
During a break in the battle, Suzy received an urgent call to
meet with her friend Amber. Upon arriving, she was met by a group
of Kree (Amber was actually one of them, as well) who had been
watching over her. They told her of her true mission, and
attempted to convince her to abandon her identity and go into
hiding before the Shi'ar learned of her. Suzy was annoyed and
astounded by their demands, and since she felt no loyalty to
the Kree Empire and considered herself human, she completely
ignored their requests. She returned to the struggle, and found
that she also possessed an energy tracing ability, which enabled
her to identify the true Effex. She took him out, although he
blew up his own armor and killed himself in an attempt to go out
in a blaze of glory.
(Avengers: The Initiative#10 (fb)) - Some time later, Ultragirl and Slapstick aided the New Warriors in thwarting an invasion by the extraterrestrial Badoon. In recognition of their assistance, Ultragirl and Slapstick were made full members of the New Warriors. Ultragirl had a crush on Justice and relished the chance to see more of him.
(She-Hulk II#8) - After members of the New Warriors were killed battling Nitro in Stamford, a battle that cost many civilian lives, former member Hindsight Lad began revealing information of former New Warriors members on the internet, including outing Ultragirl's real name. He was finally located by the She-Hulk, and she confronted him alongside Ultragirl, Justice, Rage, and Slapstick.
(Civil War#5) - Ultragirl was present at Captain America's new HQ when the Punisher brought an injured Spider-Man to them. She was surprised that Iron Man had Spider-Man attacked, but the Punisher told her that Spider-Man was now on their side.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#537) - Utragirl walked next to Captain America to their secret HQ after Spider-Man had officially joined their forces.
(Iron Man IV#14) - Captain America met Stark at the Yankee Stadium at 24:00, but Stark tried to attack Captain America as Iron Man during the meeting. Cap suspected it and had brought Ultragirl, Spider-Man, Cage and Silhouette along with him. Iron Man beat them all up and then left. (Avengers: The Initiative#1) - Ultragirl became a trainee of the Initiative, and was put into basic training by the Gauntlet alongside Rage, Cloud 9, Armory, Bengal, Thor Girl, Trauma, Slapstick, Komodo and Hardball. (Avengers: The Initiative#2) - Ultragirl was among the Initiatve recruits who were mobilized into action by the Gauntlet in order to fight off an assault by Hydra upon the US President at his Texas ranch. The Initiative heroes succeeded in their mission.
(Avengers: The Initiative#4) - The Initiative's training was interrupted by the arrival of the Hulk and his Warbound in Manhattan, come for revenge against the "Illuminati" who had seemingly destroyed the Hulk's people on Sakaar. The Initiative were assigned to crowd control under Triathlon's authority, with Ultragirl aiding in mass evacuation. However, Rage broke ranks to try and help the Avengers, and Ultragirl was among the trainees who sided with Rage.
(Avengers: The Initiative#5 (fb)) - Ultragirl and the other trainees were swiftly beaten by the Hulk and his Warbound.
(Avengers: The Initiative#5) - Ultragirl and other trainees were imprisoned at Madison Square Gardens and given obedience disks to control them. They were rescued by the Initiative's black ops team and returned to Camp Hammond.
(Avengers: The Initiative#6) - Ultragirl and the other trainees who had broken ranks were treated severely by the Gauntlet when they returned to training.
(Avengers: The Initiative#6 (fb)) - The tension between the trainees and the Gauntlet increased during the day, and Ultragirl witnessed altercations between the Gauntlet with Rage and Justice.
(Avengers: The Initiative#6) - When the Gauntlet was found badly beaten with an "NW" painted on his chest, the ex-New Warriors Ultragirl, Slapstick, Rage, Debrii and Justice were all confined and run past S.H.I.E.L.D. for interrogation. While they were confined in a cell together, Justice and Ultragirl shared a romantic moment.
(New Warriors IV#7) - Ultragirl attended an Initiative press release where she introduced to the public the Junior Guardsmen, a team of youths who would be trained in the way of heroism. When Ultragirl became flustered by the press' questions about responsibility, Ms. Marvel stepped in and set her aside. Justice confronted Ultragirl about the Junior Guardsmen, and said that he was uncomfortable with aiding the Initiative's propaganda machine.
(New Warriors IV#8) - As Ultragirl led the Junior Guardsmen in a pledge of loyalty, Justice and Rage observed her, expressing their private doubts about the Initiative and their place in it.
(Avengers: The Initiative#10) - As Rage, Ultragirl, Slapstick and Debrii discussed the problems their reputations had suffered since the Gauntlet's injuries they were suddenly contacted by Justice, using Slapstick's old New Warriors communicator. They followed a summons from Justice to the Van Patrick farm outside Bulls Gap, Tennessee. When Initiative cadets Cloud 9, Hardball and Komodo came in dire need of Michael Van Patrick's brain patterns, the former New Warriors attacked them, no longer trusting the Initiative.
(Avengers: The Initiative#11) - Before the cadets could convince the ex-New Warriors to trust them, KIA arrived and they were soon joined in battle against him by the Avengers. KIA was ultimately beaten by Cloud 9, the Scarlet Spiders and a clone of Michael Van Patrick.
(Avengers: The Initiative#12 (fb)) - The other former New Warriors chose to form a new team called Counter Force to keep an eye on the Initiative. However, Ultragirl felt herself unable to leave the Initiative because of her responsibilities with the Junior Guardsmen and said farewell to Justice.
(Avengers: The Initiative#12) - Ultragirl testified at the hearing into the deaths at Camp Hammond, relating how the Counter Force team came to be. Soon after, many of the Initiative cadets graduated from the camp, Ultragirl among them. Ms. Marvel gave Ultragirl her original super hero costume to serve as her graduation suit. Ultragirl discovered after graduation that she and Thor Girl had each been assigned to the super-team being assembled in Georgia.
COMMENTS: Created by Barbara
Kesel & Leonard Kirk. A really great heroine in the pattern of DC's
Supergirl and Power Girl enhanced by the materialism of
Hollywood, Ultragirl is the next best thing to Marvel picking up
the rights to the original Kryptonian Supergirl. Apparently, Ultragirl is related to the
extraterrestrial Kree -- meaning one of her parents is
extraterrestrial or both posing as human beings. Ultragirl's in for a rude awakening if she
thinks that Sentinel is going to remain in a helpless,
non-dangerous state. Then again, if she's never seen again, it
won't really matter. While there are boatloads of generic,
carbon-copy "bad girl" characters out there, Ultragirl
was designed to be a more realistic "good girl." (with
a not overdone touch of Valley Girl in there, too). It was
definitely an interesting story, and I'd love to see Peter David
pick it up in Captain Marvel. So e-mail Marvel and tell them that
you want this to. DO IT! Firestar was somewhat hostile towards Ultra
Girl, seeing her as a potential rival for her fiance Justice's
affections. Rage asked her out, and she told him he was in the
running, because she still had mixed feelings about her own
on-again-off-again boyfriend. Additional info/comments, courtesy of Flank McLargehuge: Ultragirl has an entry in OHotMU 2006 A-Z#12. Profile by William
Uchtman , Prime Eternal and Snood. Clarifications: No
connections to:
Amber, actually Ahmbra, was
one of Suzy's inner circle of friends, but was really one of
the Kree watching over her. Nevertheless, after Suzy ditched the
advice of her Kree mentors, Amber stayed loyal to her friend. As
a token of trust, Suzy didn't tell any of their other friends of
Amber's true nature, or her secret agenda. The rest of the Kree were entirely dedicated to
guiding Suzy to attain her mission as the Ultimate Unifier.
Madame Singre acted as Dr. Singer, Suzy's doctor, but the rest of
them remained hidden for her life. What attempts or plots they
have to force her to follow their plans after she refused their
demands are unrevealed. images: (without ads) Other appearances: Last updated: 10/15/07 Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know. All characters mentioned or pictured are
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She was originally intended to be part of the Ultraverse (hence
the name). And I got the impression from the story that she
was a mutant human/pink Kree hybrid, rather than just a pink Kree
mutant or mutate (Could be, but I'm not sure,
and it's not clearly defined--Snood). She
probably also still has the female Kree psychic abilities that are
from the current CAPTAIN MARVEL series, which might explain why
Rage and Speedball were falling all over each other to hook up
with her, and Firestar was so jealous when she and Justice barely
talked. Also, I got the impression that she can manifest
new powers when she needs them -- she gained the power to see
energy signatures just after wishing she could tell Effex's
armatures from the real guy, and though she was severely burnt by
a fire, once she'd healed from it she was invulnerable to future
burning.
--UG#1 (2, 3
--UG#2 (3
Ultragirl#2, Cover (Ultragirl main image)
(Ultragirl head shot)
Ultragirl#3, Cover (Ultragirl fights)
(Ahmbra)
(other Kree mentors)
Ultragirl#2-3 (January-March, 1997) - Barbara Kesel (writer), Leonard Kirk (pencils), Terry Pallot & Bob Almond (#2) (inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)
She-Hulk II#8 (July, 2006) - Dan Slott (writer), Paul Smith (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Civil War#5 (November, 2006) - Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Iron Man IV#14 (January, 2007) - Daniel & Charles Knauf (writers), Patrick Zircher (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man I#537 (February, 2007) - J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Ron Garney (pencils), Bill Reinhold (inks), Axel Alonso (editor)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report#1 (2007)
Avengers: The Initiative#1-2 (June, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#4-5 (September-October, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#6 (November, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Steve Uy (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Warriors IV#7-8 (February-March, 2008) - Kevin Grevioux (writer), Jon Malin (penciler), Victor Olazaba (inker), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#10-11 (May-June, 2008) - Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (writers), Stefano Caselli (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#12 (June, 2008) - Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (writers), Steve Uy (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
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